Catherine Ann Cowgill,1835. #SA000114

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Catherine Ann Cowgill,1835

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000114
Maker:	Catherine Ann Cowgill
Maker Birthplace:	Virginia
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Frederick County, Virginia
Year Made:	1835
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2003.34
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel & Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.70 H x 16.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.50 H x 19.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Emblems        of Love

A solitary blessing few can find,
Our joys with those we love are intertwin'd;
And he whose wakeful tenderess removes
                                             loves,
The obstructing thorn which wounds the friend he
Smooths not another's rugged path alone,
But scatters roses to adorn his own.

Catharine Ann Cowgill.
 1835

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 30
Horizontal: 30

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Cowgill History Genealogy Research Beatarice Elenaora Cowgill 1986
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Cowgill History Genealogy Research Beatarice Elenora Cowgill 1986
Death Date:	Cowgill History Genealogy Research Beatarice Elenaora Cowgill 1986
Death Location:	Cowgill History Genealogy Research Beatarice Elenaora Cowgill 1986
Religion:	Quaker records, Radnor Meetinghouse, Norristown PA
Parents:	online - "Cowgill Cousins"	online - "Cowgill Cousins"	online - "Cowgill Cousins"
	Cowgill History Genealogy Research Beatarice Elenaora Cowgill 1986	online - "Cowgill Cousins"	online - "Cowgill Cousins"
Marriages:
	Spouse: Isaac B. Stokes	Birth:	Death:
	Date: The Philadelphia Public Ledger, Marriages and Deaths 1828-1865	Place:

Children:

Mary Ellen Stokes	Birth: Mar. 5, 1851	Death: 1851
William Cowgill Stokes	Birth: Oct. 24, 1852	Death:
Anna Mickle Stokes	Birth: Apr. 13, 1858	Death: 1858

Previous Owners:	Name: M. Finkel & Daughter Relation to maker: none,dealer
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Home and Country: Quilts and Samplers from the DAR Museum Collection Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 8, 2004 – Apr. 30, 2005 Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
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Object Details